Jamaal Franklin

Jamaal Franklin is one of the most versatile scorers in college basketball

Jamaal Franklin makes this list because he has showed his versatility as a scorer this season.

Franklin, who often relies on his fantastic three-point shooting (43 percent made last season), was in trouble against the 2-3 zone of Syracuse during the Battle on the Midway. More troubling than Syracuse’s staunch defense were the gusts of wind that were obviously altering shots.

Franklin was able to make the best of a 0-6 three-point shooting effort because he is so versatile.

Throughout the second half of SDSU’s loss to the Orange, Franklin would slice and dice his way through Syracuse’s zone.

Franklin has also stepped up as a leader this season.

SDSU downed the underrated USC Trojans last week due to the fantastic play of Franklin who ended the game with 17 points. A win against a Pac-12 team on the road is always impressive, and Franklin made this happen.

Franklin’s ability to change games with his rare combination of shooting prowess and elite physical ability will allow him to continue dominating defenses, especially in Mountain West conference play.

Shabazz Muhammad

Shabazz Muhammad will be counted on to score for the struggling Bruins.

The little we have seen of Shabazz Muhammad this season has proven one thing: he can score in bunches.

Muhammad, an elite recruit, has lived up to his billing as a fantastic scorer.

In 25 minutes off the bench in his first game against Georgetown, Muhammad put up 15 points.

Since then, the freshman has put up double digits in each game he has played in.

He must continue to score well because the struggling Bruins will not be able to turn around their season without him.

In fact, at 17 ppg, Muhammad is actually under-performing to UCLA’s needs. This says more about the dismal state of UCLA, a team that just lost to Cal Poly, than Muhammad, who is scoring more than most freshmen.

With his team needing more from him, don’t be surprised to see Muhammad take this team over and put up closer to 22 ppg.